demi
@deminlawrence.bsky.social
journalist, writer, yapper, deep thinker and hoosier in portland, oregon. opinions are my own!
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guys i told linkedin i’m starting a new job so i guess its time to tell y’all
i am starting w @morningbrew.bsky.social’s cfo brew vertical in a few weeks! couldn’t be more excited to be part of some awesome corp fin reporting at a time when the vertical is growing 💐
more tk!!!! 💝
i am starting w @morningbrew.bsky.social’s cfo brew vertical in a few weeks! couldn’t be more excited to be part of some awesome corp fin reporting at a time when the vertical is growing 💐
more tk!!!! 💝
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my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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According to the White House, this is the "true" timeline of January 6th.
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
According to the White House, this is the "true" timeline of January 6th.
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Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio joins Jan 6 supporters in DC. One says they were “chosen by God” on J6 to lead a “war against evil.”
As they march to the Capitol, a woman stands nearby shouting: “Traitors! Terrorists!”
Bystanders also chant of “Nazis” and “Obama!” J6 supporters chant back “USA!”
As they march to the Capitol, a woman stands nearby shouting: “Traitors! Terrorists!”
Bystanders also chant of “Nazis” and “Obama!” J6 supporters chant back “USA!”
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio joins Jan 6 supporters in DC. One says they were “chosen by God” on J6 to lead a “war against evil.”
As they march to the Capitol, a woman stands nearby shouting: “Traitors! Terrorists!”
Bystanders also chant of “Nazis” and “Obama!” J6 supporters chant back “USA!”
As they march to the Capitol, a woman stands nearby shouting: “Traitors! Terrorists!”
Bystanders also chant of “Nazis” and “Obama!” J6 supporters chant back “USA!”
five years ago a very prominent and fairly-well-known reporter sent me a snapchat from the White House Press Area early in the morning with the simple caption “i think i love you”
so that was my Jan 6, 2021!
so that was my Jan 6, 2021!
January 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
five years ago a very prominent and fairly-well-known reporter sent me a snapchat from the White House Press Area early in the morning with the simple caption “i think i love you”
so that was my Jan 6, 2021!
so that was my Jan 6, 2021!
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Watched the America250 projection on the Washington Monument tonight. Mentioned: Columbus, Ford, Edison, Lewis & Clark, both World Wars, AI. Not mentioned: The Civil War, Lincoln, Native Americans, immigration, slavery, race, civil rights, MLK, Vietnam, or any woman.
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Watched the America250 projection on the Washington Monument tonight. Mentioned: Columbus, Ford, Edison, Lewis & Clark, both World Wars, AI. Not mentioned: The Civil War, Lincoln, Native Americans, immigration, slavery, race, civil rights, MLK, Vietnam, or any woman.
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Man who called police chief a fascist sues after getting kicked out of council meeting
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Ashland man ejected from council meeting for calling police chief a fascist files First Amendment lawsuit
He was speaking during the public comment section on the chief’s proposed changes to how people can be excluded from certain areas of the city.
www.oregonlive.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Man who called police chief a fascist sues after getting kicked out of council meeting
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Here is our Mobile Fortify (and Mobile Identify, cop version) coverage:
404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/dhss-immigra...
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/dhss-immigra...
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
404media.co
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Here is our Mobile Fortify (and Mobile Identify, cop version) coverage:
404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/dhss-immigra...
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/dhss-immigra...
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
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The Trump administration has dramatically slashed the childhood vaccine schedule. Medical experts have called the changes "dangerous and unnecessary." Read our analysis of the news and what it means for public health:
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The Trump administration has dramatically slashed the childhood vaccine schedule. Medical experts have called the changes "dangerous and unnecessary." Read our analysis of the news and what it means for public health:
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
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three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
just checked at in the last four years at this job i wrote ~1500 stories. that's about a story a day for four years straight 😵💫 safe to say i am excited to rest for a week until my new gig
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
just checked at in the last four years at this job i wrote ~1500 stories. that's about a story a day for four years straight 😵💫 safe to say i am excited to rest for a week until my new gig
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When TriMet announced the first round of service cuts last summer year they told us the worst was yet to come. Now that the second round has been announced, we get an even stronger taste of what they meant.
bikeportland.org/2026/01/05/t...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/05/t...
TriMet set to axe portion of MAX line in latest round of service cuts
TriMet wasn't kidding around.
bikeportland.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
When TriMet announced the first round of service cuts last summer year they told us the worst was yet to come. Now that the second round has been announced, we get an even stronger taste of what they meant.
bikeportland.org/2026/01/05/t...
bikeportland.org/2026/01/05/t...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
see you never, Marjorie!
in 2020 my college roommate asked me who my least fav congressperson was and i said you. she was very confused bc she had never heard of you, and to that i said "just wait"
in 2020 my college roommate asked me who my least fav congressperson was and i said you. she was very confused bc she had never heard of you, and to that i said "just wait"
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, once a fierce ally of President Trump, is set to depart Congress on Monday as a vocal critic of him and his administration. But she’s not the only Republican lawmaker who broke from the president on the way out. trib.al/qtXxPCk
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
see you never, Marjorie!
in 2020 my college roommate asked me who my least fav congressperson was and i said you. she was very confused bc she had never heard of you, and to that i said "just wait"
in 2020 my college roommate asked me who my least fav congressperson was and i said you. she was very confused bc she had never heard of you, and to that i said "just wait"
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this video rocks. i love d'angelo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnKQ...
commentary viewers have gotten... really dumb.
YouTube video by D'Angelo
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
this video rocks. i love d'angelo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnKQ...
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wrote about the nwsl’s odd business decision to stop caring about soccer
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
who cares about soccer
in nwsl leadership? no one, it seems
btvc.beehiiv.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
wrote about the nwsl’s odd business decision to stop caring about soccer
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
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NEW: A hacktivist dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers wiped three white supremacist websites on stage at the end of a talk at a hacker conference.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEW: A hacktivist dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers wiped three white supremacist websites on stage at the end of a talk at a hacker conference.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
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Israel begins strikes of Hezbollah and Hamas 'targets' in Lebanon reut.rs/45FvV0f
Israel begins strikes of Hezbollah and Hamas 'targets' in Lebanon
The Israeli military on Monday began striking what it described as Hezbollah and Hamas "targets" in Lebanon after issuing evacuation orders for four villages in the country's east and south.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Israel begins strikes of Hezbollah and Hamas 'targets' in Lebanon reut.rs/45FvV0f
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"An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests in the US"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests
Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests in the US"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Typical of cops to pick off people they perceive to be in leadership roles at a protest. Atypical for them to do it on camera.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Typical of cops to pick off people they perceive to be in leadership roles at a protest. Atypical for them to do it on camera.
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hey, I'm a reporter looking to talk with other LGBTQ+ folks about their relationship to smoking (cigarettes). are you trying to quit? did you pick it back up again recently? do all your friends smoke? let's talk! DM me or Signal me @orionr.80
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
hey, I'm a reporter looking to talk with other LGBTQ+ folks about their relationship to smoking (cigarettes). are you trying to quit? did you pick it back up again recently? do all your friends smoke? let's talk! DM me or Signal me @orionr.80
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1. This weekend, far-right group Lets Go Washington announced that it had collected enough signatures to get a trans sports ban on the ballot in the state.
The bill includes genital inspection provisions.
It is one of the first to go forward in a blue state.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The bill includes genital inspection provisions.
It is one of the first to go forward in a blue state.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Sports Ban With Genital Inspections Gains Enough Signatures To Appear On Washington State Ballot
The initiative collected 400,000 signatures, and will be one of the first major attempts to get an anti-trans law onto the ballot in a state that has dubbed itself a "refuge" for transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
1. This weekend, far-right group Lets Go Washington announced that it had collected enough signatures to get a trans sports ban on the ballot in the state.
The bill includes genital inspection provisions.
It is one of the first to go forward in a blue state.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The bill includes genital inspection provisions.
It is one of the first to go forward in a blue state.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Breaking News: Gov. Tim Walz will abandon his re-election bid in Minnesota and Sen. Amy Klobuchar may run instead, people familiar with the matter said.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Won’t Seek Third Term and Amy Klobuchar May Run Instead
Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to replace him.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Breaking News: Gov. Tim Walz will abandon his re-election bid in Minnesota and Sen. Amy Klobuchar may run instead, people familiar with the matter said.